Lillian Boutté-l’Etienne, the jazz and gospel singer who spent decades in Europe advocating for the music of her native New ...

Two New Orleans area women accused of helping inmates after they escaped the Orleans Parish jail were arrested this week, according to the Louisiana State Police. Slidell resident Corvanntay ...

An overturned garbage truck is expected to remain stuck on the Interstate 10 westbound entrance ramp from South Carrollton Avenue for at least a week, a Department of Transportation and Developm ...

A man was fatally shot in the Gentilly Terrace area Monday morning, New Orleans Police said. Officers responded to a call about an injured man at the 2600 block of Myrtle Street just before 7:25 ...

Matt Lee, LSU's vice president for agriculture, will serve as the university's interim president starting July 1, the university said Monday. He will serve as interim leader while the university ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. — LSU senior Elsa Svensson is firmly in contention for the NCAA individual championship halfway through stroke play at La Costa Resort and Spa, but her LSU team has work to do ...

A St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy has been arrested and fired after being accused of workplace sexual harassment this week. Joshua Schiro, 20, a patrol deputy in the 1st District ...

Little remains of the historic Nottoway plantation home in Iberville Parish after a fire reduced the 160-year-old mansion to rubble on Thursday. Charred pieces framework had fallen to the slab ...

New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick called the escape by 10 inmates from the Orleans Parish jail an “urgent and serious situation,” as she encouraged the public to remain vigilant and ...

A man shot after gunfire erupted at an intersection near Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie on Wednesday afternoon was arrested on gun and drug charges, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff ...

The Louisiana House on Thursday advanced a budget that continues teacher pay stipends and funds Gov. Jeff Landry's LA GATOR scholarship program, among $49 billion in other spending. With little ...

Thank you so much for the terrific article on Nan Parati, the Jazz Fest sign maker extraordinaire. Reading about her is why I remain a daily subscriber: to get news like this. She is an ...